Earthquake

The father of a British graduate missing for 48 hours after the Nepal earthquake today spoke of his “rollercoaster weekend” as the last climbers stranded on Everest anxiously waited for helicopters to come to their rescue.

More than 5,000 people fled to higher ground in a remote province of the Solomon Islands today after a tsunami alert following a major earthquake. At least five died, a boy of 10 and four elderly villagers.

British medical personnel can volunteer to help with the Government's humanitarian emergency response to disasters overseas, under a new arrangement announced by International Development Secretary Justine Greening.